>I dont "guess" that Ulan Bator is the capital of Mongolia. I learned it
>once by looking at a map as I recall. I remember what I learned.
Yes but, when was the map made? (and who was it made by?) and so on.
>You are a strange person. Do you guess or have pre-scientific knowledge
>that Ottawa is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa isn't the capital of Canada.
> And you mean to say you have to take out a tape measure before you know
> the distance from Toronto to Windsor? Why wont an accurate road map do
> with those things at the side that tell you distance between major
> cities? Even saves you doing any math. If you really must have your tape
> measure to have discursive knowledge or scientific knowledge isnt there
> the problem of determining exactly where the border is of Windsor and
> Toronto, problems about Metro versus Toronto proper...what point u are
> imaginging you start at and end up with in each city.and on and on....Oh
> this is all so complicated it makes my head spin.....lol We will need to
> fund a summer project for student scientists to get discursive knowledge
> on this. Is this Habermas or Alice in Wonderland talking?
I can never get my map unfolded. Even my mirrors are screwed up. When I raise my left hand, the mirror image raises his right hand. I don't get it.
I guess, all around, I'm prescientific.
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